A company has developed a new cell phone that will be targeted at developing countries. It is estimated that the demand for the new product will initially be slow but would accelerate gradually as the product becomes increasingly familiar to worldwide consumers. In order to determine the number of workers necessary to staff the new production facilities, the company needs to conduct a(n)
A) market search.
B) utilization survey.
C) demand forecast.
D) inventory calculation.
E) recruitment drive.

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In order to determine the number of workers necessary to staff the new production facilities, the company needs to conduct a demand forecast. This will help the company to estimate the level of demand for their product and understand the capacity needed to manufacture it. This will in turn help them to determine the number of workers needed to staff the new production facilities.

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